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Author: Shaena Montanari, Arizona Republic

Life

Are yams and sweet potatoes the same? 5 questions answered about the Thanksgiving favorite

November 22, 2021November 1, 2022Shaena Montanari, Arizona RepublicComments Off on Are yams and sweet potatoes the same? 5 questions answered about the Thanksgiving favorite

Sweet potato and yam are often used interchangeably, but the popular vegetable often eaten on Thanksgiving is not the same thing. Here’s what to know.

Travel

Arizona is full of fossils. Here’s where to look for ancient sea creatures, petrified wood

October 16, 2021Shaena Montanari, Arizona RepublicComments Off on Arizona is full of fossils. Here’s where to look for ancient sea creatures, petrified wood

Want to look for fossils or dinosaur tracks in Arizona? Here’s where to spot them in Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest and on the Navajo Reservation.

Life

Are yams and sweet potatoes the same? 5 questions answered about the favorite fall food

November 4, 2020November 5, 2020Shaena Montanari, Arizona RepublicComments Off on Are yams and sweet potatoes the same? 5 questions answered about the favorite fall food

Sweet potato and yam are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. Here’s how to tell the difference.

Travel

Great Wolf Lodge scares up a Halloween deal: How to get a low rate for October stays

September 11, 2020Shaena Montanari, Arizona RepublicComments Off on Great Wolf Lodge scares up a Halloween deal: How to get a low rate for October stays

Great Wolf Lodge Arizona’s Howl-O-Ween celebration begins Oct. 1. Here is how to book a discounted stay during the one-day sale on Sept. 14.

Travel

Grand Canyon’s oldest fossilized footprints: What we know about the accidental discovery

August 24, 2020Shaena Montanari, Arizona RepublicComments Off on Grand Canyon’s oldest fossilized footprints: What we know about the accidental discovery

In 2016, a hiker accidentally discovered fossilized footprints in the Grand Canyon. Now researchers are analyzing the 313-million-year-old prints.

Travel

Havasu falls are off limits to river rafters during COVID lockdown, Havasupai Tribe says

June 28, 2020Shaena Montanari, Arizona RepublicComments Off on Havasu falls are off limits to river rafters during COVID lockdown, Havasupai Tribe says

Arizona’s Havasu Falls closed to hikers due to COVID-19. Now the Havasupai Tribe has a message for Colorado River rafters as well: Don’t dock here.

Headlines

‘Big Hero 6’s San Fransokyo comes to life at Disneyland

August 31, 2023Eve Chen, USA TODAY

Velocity at what cost? MLB’s hardest throwers keep succumbing to Tommy John surgery

August 31, 2023Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023Jennifer Jolly

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

USF is building a $340M on-campus football stadium amid concerns academics are being left behind

August 31, 2023AP

At 61, Meg Ryan is the lead in a new rom-com. That shouldn’t be such a rare thing.

August 31, 2023Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY

Iran bans weightlifter for shaking hands, taking photo with Israeli competitor

August 31, 2023Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

College professor harassed students to quench ‘clown fetish,’ offering extra credit, cash

August 31, 2023Chris Quintana and Colin Campo, USA TODAY
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